Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Malaysia
Malaysia: Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index was 1.06 GPI in 2017. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Malaysia, 1980–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
Malaysia recorded 1.06 GPI for gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in 2017.
The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Malaysia peaked at 1.09 GPI in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.9583 GPI, in 1980.
That places Malaysia 66th out of 173 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 0.9583 GPI | — |
| 1982 | 0.9811 GPI | +2.4% |
| 1983 | 0.9846 GPI | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 0.9918 GPI | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 0.9955 GPI | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 0.9948 GPI | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 0.9984 GPI | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 1.03 GPI | +2.7% |
| 1999 | 1.01 GPI | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 1.03 GPI | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 1.04 GPI | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 1.05 GPI | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 1.08 GPI | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 1.07 GPI | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 1.06 GPI | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 1.06 GPI | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 1.06 GPI | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 1.07 GPI | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 1.06 GPI | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 1.06 GPI | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 1.07 GPI | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 1.07 GPI | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 1.08 GPI | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 1.08 GPI | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 1.09 GPI | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 1.06 GPI | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 1.06 GPI | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.9864 GPI | 0.9583 GPI | 0.9984 GPI | 7 |
| 1990s | 1.02 GPI | 1.01 GPI | 1.03 GPI | 2 |
| 2000s | 1.06 GPI | 1.03 GPI | 1.08 GPI | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.07 GPI | 1.06 GPI | 1.09 GPI | 8 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
More education data for Malaysia
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 0 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 475,967 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 460,041 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.64 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 3.06 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -1.2 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0859 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Malaysia?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Malaysia was 1.06 GPI in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.09 GPI in 2015.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9583 GPI in 1980.
- How does Malaysia rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index?
- Malaysia ranks 66th out of 173 countries with data for 2017.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malaysia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ratio of female gross enrolment ratio for primary to tertiary to the male value for the same indicator. It is calculated by dividing the female value for the indicator by the male value for the indicator. A GPI equal to 1 indicates parity between females and males. In general, a value less than 1 indicates disparity in favor of males and a value greater than 1 indicates disparity in favor of females.